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About Rasa Village

Rasa is a large village in Wani tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,567, made up of 1,293 males and 1,274 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1643.72 hectares hectares.

Rasa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rasa village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Wani
Area (hectares) 1643.72 hectares
Population 2,567
Male Population 1,293
Female Population 1,274
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rasa compares

By the 2011 count Rasa is the 9th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,039 residents. Its 1643.72 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Rasa

Rasa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rasa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rasa from other places

Rasa lies about 88 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Kayar, about 10 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Rasa
Nearest railway station Kayar 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Wani 14 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 88 km

Villages closest to Rasa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Wani tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Rasa

As per the Census of India 2011, Rasa village had a population of 2,567. That makes it the 9th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,039 residents.

Rasa village has 1,293 males and 1,274 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rasa has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 922.

Rasa covers 1643.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rasa falls under Wani tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Rasa is Kayar, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Rasa.

Rasa is about 88 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rasa is in Wani tehsil of Yavatmal district. Kayar is about 10 km away. Wani is about 14 km away. Yavatmal is about 88 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fulora (1.6 km), Kumbharkhani (2.7 km) and Ghonsa (3.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Rasa today is likely to be higher.

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